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WHAT IF I CANNOT PERFORM ALL THE EXERCISES?
THAT'S TOTALLY FINE! THERE ARE SUBSTITUTES FOR BEGINNERS LISTED UNDER EACH
ADVANCED EXERCISE. COMPLETE WHATEVER YOU CAN DO AND SIMPLY MODIFY OR
START BY ONLY DOING HALF UNTIL YOU CAN WORK YOURSELF UP TO COMPLETING
THE FULL PROGRAM. DON'T PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON YOURSELF. TAKE ONE STEP
AT A TIME AND YOU'LL GET THERE IN NO TIME!
WHY SHOULD I START WITH PHASE ONE FIRST?
THIS IS BECAUSE PHASE ONE HELPS YOU FIRST BUILD THE FOUNDATIONS BEFORE
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SHREDDING DOWN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO FIRST BUILD MUSCLE AND DEVELOP
STRENGTH.
HOW DO I KNOW WHICH WEIGHT IS GOOD FOR ME?
IF YOU CAN COMPLETE MORE REPS THAN WHAT'S RECOMMENDED FOR THAT
PARTICULAR EXERCISE OR NOT ENOUGH REPS, THEN ADJUST ACCORDINGLY. IF YOUR
FORM STARTS TO BECOME SLOPPY AND YOU ARE FORCING TOO MUCH, DECREASE THE
WEIGHT. IF YOU DON'T FEEL ANY TENSION, INCREASE THE WEIGHT AND FOCUS ON
CONTRACTING AT EACH REP. IT SHOULDN'T BE EASY. YOU GET RESULTS WHEN
YOU BREAK OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE, BUT ALSO KNOW YOUR LIMITS.